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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given that Affirmative Action carries so much weight in college admissions, I can’t believe that you are surprised this is happening. In my private school circle, it’s commonly accepted that URMs get an advantage and it’s commonly felt that this is unfair. If URMs don’t want to feel the extra pressure to prove themselves once they’ve gotten into a top school, we should get rid of Affirmative Action and bring back test scores, too.FWIW,  I’m in favor of abandoning legacy preference and think that college sports should be run as club sports as well. Schools should field teams with the kids who made it in [b]and let the professional leagues of each sport create their own minor league instead of relying on colleges to perform this function for them.[/b]

People are familiar with the Harvard Crimson article about score breakdowns by race. Here’s another one to peruse that breaks down medical school GPAs and MCATs by race/ethnicity. The first page is matriculations and the second is for applicants.

https://www.aamc.org/media/6066/download

It’s unfortunate that URMs who have the stats to enter top schools are treated like AA admits, but that’s the consequence of this policy.

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Said by someone with a fractional understanding of how a system works.... my goodness[/quote]

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